Job overview

The successful candidate for this middle grade (registrar / specialty trainee level) post available from August 2026 will work as part of the ENT team at Salford Royal Hopsital.  Our ENT department is a tertiary unit offering general ENT in addition to: voice and airway, specialist rhinology, specialist otology and anterior and lateral skull base. 

The post would provide an excellent opportunity for a potential ENT trainee looking to increase their exposure in ENT or develop their CV in order to facilitate their entry to specialty training or for a more senior trainee wishing to consolidate their experience. 

There will be ample opportunities in both posts to develop skills across the specialty, both clinical and surgical skills. The duties also include being part of the middle grade on call rota.

Main duties of the job

1) Participate with the daily care of all ENT in-patients including ward rounds, reviewing inpatient referrals and ongoing review of inpatients.

2) Clinical supervision of foundation and core trainees on the team.

3) Clinical sessions would be scheduled on a job plan, ensuring ample opportunity for both operative and clinical training.

The successful candidate will be required to participate in the on-call middle grade rota.

Summary

This post would provide an excellent training opportunity for a potential ENT trainee looking to increase their exposure in ENT in order to facilitate their entry to specialty training, or for a more senior trainee wishing to consolidate their experience.

There will be ample opportunities to develop skills across the specialty, depending on the training requirements of the successful applicant. 

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack.